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A student wants to find out if aspirin helps keep cut flowers fresh. She wants to set up an experiment to test this, but first, she must set up the hypothesis.Which statement is the best hypothesis to test the question she is asking?

A
If an aspirin is added, then it will keep the flowers fresh.
B
If an aspirin is added to the water, then it will keep the flowers fresh.
C
If an aspirin is added to the water in a vase of daffodils, then the flowers’ wilting time will not change because aspirin has no effect on the wilting time of daffodils.
D
If an aspirin is added to the water in a vase of daffodils, then the flowers will remain fresh longer because aspirin lengthens freshness.
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Which elements should be controlled variables for this experiment? Check all that apply.

A
environmental pH
B
timing of experiment
C
duckweed population
D
environmental light
E
amount of nutrients
F
environmental temperature
5

Identify the control group in this experiment.

A
duckweed at pH 5
B
duckweed at pH 7
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In which situation has the independent variable for the experiment been changed?Check all that apply.

A
changed from counting the number of duckweed at day 0 and day 14 to counting them every day
B
changed from testing duckweed growth in beakers to testing duckweed growth in large outdoor tanks
C
changed from testing the effect of pH on duckweed growth to testing the effect of light levels on duckweed growth
D
changed from testing the effect of acid pH on duckweed growth to testing the effect of basic pH on duckweed growth
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Of these four scientific designs, choose the one that has a biased design.

A
In a study to determine how bees react to color, both color and light levels are varied.
B
In a study of the effect of temperature on chick hatching times, all variables are controlled except temperature.
C
In a study of the effect of a vitamin on energy levels, the experimental and control groups each have 50 randomly chosen people.
D
In a study of the effect of an antibiotic on bacterial populations, there are several experimental groups at different antibiotic concentrations and one control group receiving no antibiotic.
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Some carbon dioxide released by human activity dissolves in the oceans and increases ocean acidity. Corals are very sensitive to changes in pH. A scientist wants to study the effect of increasing ocean acidity on coral reef structure and survival.

A
limitation due to time needed to do the experiment
B
limitation due to the system being too large or small
C
limitation due to cost or equipment for the experiment
D
limitation due to ethical concerns about experimental subjects

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